The Tennessee Titans have hired Tracy Rocker away from Auburn, the school where he won the Lombardi Award and the Outland Trophy, and where he coached Nick Fairley to the Lombardi honor in 2010.

The Tennessean newspaper in Nashville reported the hiring Wednesday.

Rocker, who helped mold Auburn's defensive line the last two years, was hired to coach the defensive line with the Titans as well. Rocker was part of a coaching staff that helped Auburn win the BCS national championship last season.

Rocker is the first coach to leave Auburn since Gene Chizik completed his first staff in early 2009.

New Titans coach Mike Munchak tipped his hand about the hiring during an interview on WJOX in Birmingham on Wednesday morning.

"Obviously, he's done a great job as a player and now he's worked his way up through the ranks of coaching, and he's coming off a national championship at Auburn. He'd be a great fit for any organization," Munchak said.

"We need a great defensive line coach, and he'd fit that bill, so I'm very much interested in him."

At least two other Auburn assistant coaches have interviewed for jobs. Offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn turned down a chance to be the head coach at Vanderbilt; and offensive line coach Jeff Grimes flirted with Texas.